Loui Eriksson Rumors & News

Let's start off this article with a very clear statement: All that follows is purely hypothetical musings on the options the Stars have at their disposal this summer. Dallas Stars winger Loui Eriksson is arguably the best player on the team. An incredible two-way forward with top possession ability as well as elite scoring prowess has Eriksson's name on the list of some of the top forwards in the NHL. His humble demeanor and and off the ice, as well as where he plays, has led to Eriksson becoming known as the most underrated player in the NHL. Eriksson was one of just four players wit...

Team Sweden continued it's impressive play at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships, capping off the tournament with a 5-1 victory over the Swiss. Loui Eriksson, who has been playing on a line with Vancouver's Sedin twins, has been racking up the points for the Swedes, adding another goal in the gold medal game on Sunday. Sweden became the first team in 27 years to win the gold medal on home ice in this tournament. You can read more about their victory at [USA Today]'s site. Stars prospect Matej Stransky also had a big day at the Memorial Cup tournament, where his Saskatoon Blades (w...

Florida Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom watched from the bench as Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves to lead Sweden to a 3-0 victory over Finland today at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The win moves Sweden into tomorrow's gold medal game versus Switzerland at 2:30 pm EST. Loui Eriksson scored two power-play goals for the Swedes. Daniel and Henrik Sedin assisted on both of the Eriksson goals. Henrik Sedin scored the final goal into an empty net to seal the win. Antti Raanta made 29 stops for Finland. The Finns will play for the bronze medal in the early game tomorrow. Nick Bjugstad had a...

With the Quarter-Finals under way in the World Championships, two of the games were of major note for Stars fans as well as the rest of North America. The first was Canada vs. Sweden, with Brenden Dillon and Stephane Robidas squaring off against Loui Eriksson and the rest of team Sweden. The other was team USA facing off against team Russia. USA absolutely stunned Russia by a final score of 8-3. It is safe to say that the United States is no longer the under dog that it was once thought to be. While this may not be an upset in the traditional sense, the general perception of US hock...

Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson (21), of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammates against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson, of Sweden, center, scores against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson (21), of Sweden, reaches for the puck in between San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski (8) and center Patrick Marleau (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Los Angeles Kings rolled into the American Airlines Center on Easter Sunday and 25 seconds into the game punched the Stars on the mouth and never relented. When Tuesday night's rematch commenced Loui Eriksson's double minor for high-sticking just 34 seconds in, and subsequent Drew Doughty power play goal seemed to signal a repeat. Luckily for the now 9th place Dallas Stars (41 points - 19-17-3) the similarities ended there. Dallas continued their new energetic and "direct" style of chipping and crashing away to great effect despite falling behind - Answering the goal with a power p...